by Caitlin SnowTwo 13-year-olds have been charged after threats were written in schools in our region. Halifax police say the teens are charged for two separate incidents. The first is from threats written in Fairview Junior High School, May1. The second was at Rocky Lake Junior High School, May 3. A 15 and...
READ MORE
by Brad PerryCanada is expected to see a rise in new cancer cases and deaths in 2024, but overall case and death rates should continue to fall. That is according to a new report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It projects there will be 247,100 cases of cancer and 88,100 deaths...
READ MORE
by Brad PerryOne of our country’s oldest police forces is celebrating a big anniversary. It was 175 years ago when the Saint John Police Force was established. While the force became a fully fledged police department in 1849, it was actually founded 40 years earlier. Thomas L. Perley was appointed as the...
READ MORE
by NewsThere is a pro-Palestinian encampment at Dalhousie University in Halifax. A group called Students for the Liberation of Palestine- Kjipuktuk (Halifax) say on Instagram that they are a coalition of students from Dalhousie, St. Mary’s University, Kings College and the Nova Scotia College of Art...
READ MORE
by Brad PerryA North Atlantic right whale with gear entangled around its mouth has been spotted in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the whale was observed on Friday northeast of New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula and northwest of the Magdalen Islands Officials said...
READ MORE
by Caitlin SnowResidents in HRM want to see more attractions downtown, especially an aquarium, according to a new survey from Narrative Research. The survey, “Why Residents Visit Downtown Halifax,” aims to understand why residents want to come downtown, why they don’t and what is needed to make it a more...
READ MORE
by Brad PerryArthur Irving, who spent many decades at the helm of Irving Oil, has died. Irving passed away on Monday at the age of 93, according to a statement from the company. More to come.
READ MORE
It looks like tax rates will be going down in the Town of Shelburne. A two cent decrease in both the residential and commercial rates is proposed. That will put the residential rate at $1.99 per $100 of assessment, and the commercial rate at $3.86. Mayor Harold Locke says the town’s financial...
READ MORE
You’ll enjoy the great outdoors with more improvements at some provincial parks in Cape Breton. Park upgrades at Whycocomagh, West Mabou, Trout Brook, Port Hood, Lake O’Law and Mabou will continue this summer. A significant increase in the capital budget was approved last year. In a release,...
READ MORE
by CJ GoaterThe Thunder Bay Police Service is seeking dash camera footage following a theft from an ATM that is under investigation. On May 5, officers were sent to Alloy Drive where they found an ATM had been damaged and cash had been stolen. Police are asking members of the public who have dash camera...
READ MORE